Donate

For over 50 years, ChildStrive has helped thousands of families imagine a different future for their children, by providing critically important family-centered programs that focus on giving every child their very best start in life. You can help by making a direct investment in our programs, putting your shopping dollars to work, participating in a workplace campaign, or leaving a legacy gift.

Donate

Making a one-time or ongoing gift is simple using our secure online donation system. Or if you prefer, you can mail your donation to ChildStrive 14 E Casino Road, Bldg A, Everett, WA 98208. You can also designate your gift in memory or in honor of a friend or loved one.

Leave your Legacy

To continue to help support our work beyond your lifetime, consider including a gift to ChildStrive in your estate. Contact a trusted attorney to help with language and designations or *protected email* for more information.

Workplace Giving

Many companies have programs that help you support the charities of your choice. Check with the HR department of your company to see what programs they may have in place.

Matching Gifts

Some companies, including Boeing and Microsoft, will match a portion or your entire donation to ChildStrive. After confirming that your employer matches charitable donations, ask your HR department for a Workplace Giving Form. Submit this form with your donation to ChildStrive and we will complete the necessary information and resubmit the completed form to your employer. Other companies will also contribute to a charitable organization if their employees volunteer their time.

Work Place Campaigns

You can designate a portion of your donation to ChildStrive during your company’s United Way Campaign, Federated Giving or other workplace campaigns. If you are not able to find ChildStrive listed in designated charities, please contact us so we can provide you with the correct agency code.

Earn while you shop

ChildStrive receives contributions through the AmazonSmile rewards program. It’s an easy way to earn contributions for our organization while you shop online. Go to smile.amazon.com to link your Amazon account and benefit ChildStrive (you only have to do this one time). Every quarter we receive a check for a percentage of the amount purchased by our AmazonSmile contributors.

ChildStrive receives contributions through Fred Meyer’s Community Rewards program. If you have a Fred Meyer Rewards Card simply register it online at www.fredmeyer.com and go to the community rewards section and link it to ChildStrive. You will continue to receive Rewards Points, Rebates and Fuel Points, AND ChildStrive will receive a donation from Fred Meyer each quarter. The site also provides information to answer your questions.

Katie’s Family Story

Katie remembers that she was desperate to help her son but didn’t know where to turn. It had been a couple of really challenging years. She had a difficult pregnancy, her husband was recovering from prescription drug addiction, and although both parents were working and trying to make ends meet, they had lost their home and the family was living in their car. On top of all these worries their two year old son, Johnny, wasn’t talking and was barely eating. They were referred to ChildStrive by Johnny’s pediatrician.

Through a developmental assessment Johnny was found to have speech delays. A plan was quickly put into place by Rita, one of ChildStrive’s Speech and Language Pathologists. At first Katie was embarrassed to utilize ChildStrive’s help because of the family’s homelessness. But as Katie and her husband worked together with Rita they quickly learned that Rita was not judgmental and in fact reinforced all the things they were doing right. The family also worked with a ChildStrive family counselor who helped them recognize that they were good parents and dedicated to gaining self-sufficiency and happiness again, despite all of the recent setbacks.

Johnny graduated from the Early Intervention program having reached all of the family’s goals and today is a happy typically-developing preschooler looking forward to a bright future. Katie has a new job and the family has a stable home. Katie credits ChildStrive with helping them not only with Johnny, but with the whole family. They are stronger than ever!